Using Quotations in Journalism

Which sentence uses the rules for quotations correctly?

• Kelly shouted, Let's go to the beach!

• Kelly shouted "Let's go to the beach!"

• Kelly shouted, "Let's go to the beach!"

• Kelly shouted, "Let's go to the beach"!

Which sentence uses the rules for quotations correctly?

• "We will check our morning work first" said Mrs. Stock.

• "We will check our morning work first," said Mrs. Stock.

• "We will check our morning work first." said Mrs. Stock.

• "We will check our morning work first, said Mrs. Stock.

Which sentence uses the rules for quotations correctly?

• What time is the party? asked Livia.

• "What time is the party," asked Livia.

• "What time is the party? asked Livia.

• "What time is the party?" asked Livia.

"Dogs are the most amazing animals", said Mrs. Hutchens.

• correct
• wrong

When you write a quote, you copy the words exactly.

• correct
• incorrect

A news or sports story should be written in which format?

• Inverted Pyramid

• Regular Pyramid

• Block

• Five Paragraph

Choose the one sentence that is punctuated correctly (check for proper use of quotation marks, apostrophes, commas, periods, question marks, and capital letters):

• How were the pyramids built asked Waylan What a

  remarkable feat of engineering!

• “How were the pyramids built” asked Waylan “What a

  remarkable feat of engineering!”

• “How were the pyramids built?” asked Waylan, “What a

  remarkable feat of engineering!”

• “How were the pyramids built?” asked Waylan. “What a

  remarkable feat of engineering!”

Choose the one sentence that is punctuated correctly (check for proper use of quotation marks, apostrophes, commas, periods, question marks, and capital letters):

• Giraffes said Ms. Wharton spend long hours each day foraging.

• “Giraffes, said Ms. Wharton, spend long hours each day foraging.”

• “Giraffes,” said Ms. Wharton, “Spend long hours each day foraging.”

• “Giraffes,” said Ms. Wharton, “spend long hours each day foraging.”

The inverted pyramid format tells a news story chronologically, from the moment the news began to break.

• Yes

• No

What is a lead?

• The conclusion
• Most important part of a story
• The people named in your story
• You are are the lead as the writer